Click on “Comments” to name that bird! On the eve of the big River Walk expansion’s opening shindig, this is what’s in my head: • Being in the know: First, do you know what it is… the Museum Reach? Have you been living in a cave? Seriously, if you live in a cave that’s kind […]
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Well, it’s gonna be a ‘lil bit. Grocery Store Week — where I look at downtown grocery stores of the past, present and future — will have to wait. The holidays did me in. I have a lot of good stuff — interviews, old photos, research, etc. — but I need time to gather more […]
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I want to apologize for the post right below this one. While I think there is room on this blog for celebrity chisme, I think perhaps Twitter serves that function best. Besides making myself look like an idiot, what makes the previous post such a regrettable act, on my part, is that it has taken […]
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My feet hurt. My shoes are muddy. I’m a little sweaty, but downtown life is great. I just took an up-close tour of the San Antonio River Improvements Project. This is the $250 million-plus project that’s been about 10 years in the making and, when ultimately completed in 2012, will revitalize a 13-mile stretch of […]
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(Express-News File Photo) This horse-drawn hearse at the Institute of texas Cultures is said to be especially spooky. Halloween’s over. The leftover candy’s been consumed. And the hauntings? Over at the Institute of Texan Cultures, they’ve only just begun. The museum will host a paranormal investigation for the public on Saturday by Schertz-based Everyday Paranormal. […]
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(Bob Owen/Express-News) The scene outside the Emily Morgan Thursday afternoon. Seriously. . . I am baffled by the recent news of another violent death at the Emily Morgan Hotel, one of downtown’s finer hotels. I have stayed at that hotel. It’s got a great view of the Alamo. Service is good. The restaurant is excellent. […]
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I haven’t blogged this week and tomorrow you’ll understand why. Hopefully. My duties as Mr. Downtown (besides painting the town down) have taken a back seat to my duties as Entertainment Editor this week. That’s because we here are mySA.com are unveiling a new look starting tomorrow. Check out the preview here. It’s a huge […]
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Hi, my name is Ben and I’m a bad directions giver. (Pause for the “Hi, Ben” from everybody in the group.) When you live or work downtown, you inherit certain responsibilities. One of them is giving good directions. “Where’s Market Street?” “The second light down that way,” you would say while pointing south if you […]
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(Courtesy Institute of Texan Cultures) If you and your kids didn’t catch the Institute of Texan Cultures’ living history demos during the Texas Folklife Festival a couple of weeks ago, you get more chances starting tomorrow. The institute’s summer program Texas Trails & Tales runs through Aug. 2 and features family activities in the Back […]
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(Edward A. Ornelas/Express-News) Members of Ilé Bahia de San Antonio — Michael Pleasants (left) and Angela Vera — perform Capoeira, a Brazilian form of dance and martial arts, during last year’s Folklife. This just in — more like hours ago, but still — the Institute of Texan Cultures will close Monday, June 9, in preparation […]
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